As an organist, I find what you have done is remarkable. I learned the Toccata & Fugue when I was 14 [68 years ago] in an arrangement from the Widor -Schweitzer edition I made for piano. Our parish organist some time later gave me the keys to the 2 manual and Pedal Estey Reed organ, and about a year later I was playing it on the 3 manual Casavant in the upper Church. I have now watched all your current videos and I am impressed. God bless.
Thank you for your comment. And I am pleased with your words. The Toccata and F ugue was my first work that I transcribed for the accordion. I was 17 years old. Since then, I have been periodically putting my hand into your monumental repertoire of the king of all instruments. Performing this music is an incomparable pleasure
Is it possible to purchase this arrangement for accordion. I play a piano accordion with quint converter. I admire your possibility to play even 12' intervals ;-)
Brother I have no exact words with which to express my deepest admiration for your transcription and instrumental performance of one of Bach's most beautiful works for the organ. It is pure art.
Acoustically speaking, how is this lofty, magestic sound even possible from such a humble musical instrument? The dynamics of this little squeeze box are fantastic! I now have a much deeper appreciation for the accordion than ever before. It is much more than a polka party instrument. One cannot feasibly take a pipe organ to play the Baroque Period by the campfire!!
Oh, accordion is much more that a polka party instrument. Playing Bach on accordion is a tiny part of what accordion is capable of. th-cam.com/video/JwXONAGXlPY/w-d-xo.html
Among the various comments of appreciation from this fantastic accordionist which I fully agree with, I would also like to underline the sound quality of this accordion which I would liken to a small portable Silbermann pipe organ whose timbre is astonishing. From this union I was able to listen to the divine Bach with goosebumps as I hadn't done for a long time. Thank you so much Savva Zihs
Wunderschön, dieses Orgelstück auf dem Accordeon zu hören. Die Harmonien bringen die Seele zum Klingen, besonders in dieser merkwürdig traurigen Zeit. HERZLICHEN DANK 😘
Missed seeing this video when you first posted it. Excellent performance and interpretation. I am a 76 year old that plays piano accordion free bass (B system). In addition I am a long time pipe and electronic organist although I promote the accordion more because so many don't know what it is capable in the hands of a fine performer like you. The dynamics and nuances the bellows provide the artist set it apart from many other instruments including the organ and piano. To me it is similar to the bow on a violin or breath control on a flute.
You make it look so easy and this is NOT easy. Well done! I practiced accordion for years but was never really good. You are excellent! Thank you for this music.
I'm an organist and started my first music lessons on the accordion when I was 8 or 9. I think that any of the major Bach organ works which have been transribed for piano or button accordion are more than likely more difficult to play on a free bass accordion. Thank you for you performance!
One of my favorite Bach piece, I can imagine how difficult was the process to get it, but you achieve it in the best way, so I can only say congratulations!. Beautiful perfomance and video.
Congratulations !!! I am really excited and very amazed that such a complicated piece sounds so good on the accordion, you master the technique and the instrument very well. More pieces by the most excellent master Bach
I had no idea that the accordion had such range, and your masterful performance would make JSB proud....Your interpretation is very much in the style of Virgil Fox.....I am now listening to your other pieces in awe!!!
Beautiful! Of all the interpretations with accordion I was able to find on TH-cam, this is my preferred one. Even better than one performed by your teacher Pitocco :-)
Em uma obra de Guimarães Rosa, cavaleiro e cavalo formam uma magnífica unidade, andando avante em meio ao mistério da vida. Avança assim, semelhantemente, o acordeonista e seu acordeão. Isto é arte em seu sentido transcendente.
Es zeigt das mann Bach auf jedes beliebige Instrument spielen kann und es klingt immer gut😀BWV 582 ist ein Orgelwerk und immer noch die Nummer eins im sachen Ostinato Werke. Es folgen bald danach von Buxtehude die Ciaconas Buxwv 159 und 160 und die Passacaglia Buxwv 161 auch nah an Bach aber Bachs Passacaglia 582 ist ganz einfach die Perfektion meine ich.Die erste Noten des Bas Thema's sollen van André Raison stammen sagen viele Musik Wissenschaftler.
Utterly magnificent! Those German churches always have such marvelous acoustics. I read your from Latvia. My favorite organ in the world is there, which I played in 2008 at Riga Dom. I also played many of the historic organs in Germany as well and, though my focus tends to be German Romantic music, I cannot say that I don’t appreciate Bach. I just tend to prefer not to play it but rather listen to it being played extremely well. You’ve done that here - bravo!
It's amazing how Bach's music comes to life in almost any arrangement on all sorts of instruments. I'm currently practising a 4-part recorder arrangement, and I landed here looking for play-along recordings. This has been one of my favourite organ pieces for long, and I wouldn't have thought it sounds so beautiful on an accordion. This interpretation is not just technically superb but it has deep emotion. Thank you very much for this video!
Thank you for your kind words. I agree with you, it is difficult to find a musical instrument on which Bach's music would sound bad. And especially the accordion, with its principle of sound production similar to the organ, and even in church acoustics).
I just do not understand the utter prejudice of so-called "Musicians" against the Accordion. As much as I love classical music, I'd rather learn from Jazz or Rock musicians as they have none of the stuff shirt formality of their orchestral cousins.
Thank-you for posting this beautiful and inspiring performance. I live in Canada where there is no tradition of baroque/classical accordion and almost no one plays the free bass accordion,nor teaches it. It is my dream to play Bach ion the accordion. Your playing is really wonderful to listen to. I have so much respect for incredible accordionists like yourself. Are you submitting a video for the accordion star competition? Hope to see more of your work and that one day you will come to Canada and play live for us.
Thank you Alan very much, I am very happy to read this. I am happy to play great Bach music, but now I am learning a new instrument, the bandoneon, so I hardly play the accordion. I do hope to get back to Bach again soon. I wish you many wonderful moments with your accordion and hope that the lack of a teacher will not stop you.
@@savvazihs Thank-you for writing. In one of your tango videos I wrote in the comments that there is an exceptional tango ensemble where I live called Payadora. They started out with an accordionist but their box player is a band one on player so you might enjoy their videos. I had no idea where your name is from so I looked it up and learned it is either Greek or from Crete. I studied on line with a wonderful teacher in Athens who started teaching me free bass. I currently study locally with an excellent teacher from Finland who will teach me free bass one day. Good luck with your work.
@@savvazihs Doskonale wiem, ile Pan włożył w wyćwiczenie tego utworu siły, czasu i jak wielkie to było poświęcenie (to szacunek dla Bacha i chwała dla muzyki ). Sam kiedyś grałem na akordeonie. Później głównym instrumentem stały się organy i tak 40 lat. Dzisiaj mam problemy zdrowotne ze stawami i brak dostępu do instrumentu. Pozdrawiam serdecznie i wspieram Pana duchowo.
Офигеть.... Аккордеон Скандали тут звучит шикарно, органный регистр на 4 голоса... Просто великолепно, не могу перестать слушать пассакалию... Какая модель аккордеона? Просто интересно, но я знаю, что мне такой не по карману😀
Hi Peter, no, lately I've only been performing on bandoneon with a quartet and gradually returning to accordion after a year's pause. Yes, I'm from Latvia, but I live in Germany. Thanks for expressing your interest in accordion, hopefully I will be releasing more videos of Bach's magical music in the near future
@@savvazihs There are many nice churches in Denmark also - where you can perform. I am sure many would like to hear you play. Just keep it in mind for the future. Good luck and thank you for your videos.
As an organist, I find what you have done is remarkable. I learned the Toccata & Fugue when I was 14 [68 years ago] in an arrangement from the Widor -Schweitzer edition I made for piano. Our parish organist some time later gave me the keys to the 2 manual and Pedal Estey Reed organ, and about a year later I was playing it on the 3 manual Casavant in the upper Church. I have now watched all your current videos and I am impressed. God bless.
Thank you for your comment. And I am pleased with your words. The Toccata and F ugue was my first work that I transcribed for the accordion. I was 17 years old. Since then, I have been periodically putting my hand into your monumental repertoire of the king of all instruments. Performing this music is an incomparable pleasure
Is it possible to purchase this arrangement for accordion. I play a piano accordion with quint converter. I admire your possibility to play even 12' intervals ;-)
Stunning performance! Wonderful legato.
Halleluja 🙏............faszinierend was diese Hände auf dem Accordeon zaubern 🙏 ! Zum Weinen schön 🎶🎶🎶
Vielen Dank Elli, freut mich, das Video Ihnen gefallen hat. Danke für Ihren Kommentar❤️
Als Organist sage ich perfekt gespielt
@@Orgelfan62 vielen Dank!😌
Brother I have no exact words with which to express my deepest admiration for your transcription and instrumental performance of one of Bach's most beautiful works for the organ.
It is pure art.
Thank you very much👍
Magnifique ! Signé par un ancien organiste de 62 ans de près de 40 ans de carrière close le 15 août 2020
素晴らしすぎる演奏‼️美しい演奏にうっとりしました。
Acoustically speaking, how is this lofty, magestic sound even possible from such a humble musical instrument? The dynamics of this little squeeze box are fantastic! I now have a much deeper appreciation for the accordion than ever before. It is much more than a polka party instrument. One cannot feasibly take a pipe organ to play the Baroque Period by the campfire!!
😄Yes, you are right. Thanks for your comment
Oh, accordion is much more that a polka party instrument. Playing Bach on accordion is a tiny part of what accordion is capable of.
th-cam.com/video/JwXONAGXlPY/w-d-xo.html
The acoustic of the room helps quite a bit. But this is impressive.
You played wonderful!!! 🔥
Beautiful church!😍
I listened using headphones ... oh my God! Simply amazing! You're incredible! ❤
Among the various comments of appreciation from this fantastic accordionist which I fully agree with, I would also like to underline the sound quality of this accordion which I would liken to a small portable Silbermann pipe organ whose timbre is astonishing. From this union I was able to listen to the divine Bach with goosebumps as I hadn't done for a long time. Thank you so much Savva Zihs
That was simply awesome. You're an amazing accordionist! 👍
Thank you Maverick🙏
I'm in tears Savva. It's a haunting piece on the organ. Brings me right back to my first heart for pursuing music since a child. Amen :)
❤️
It's a portable pipe organ! Amazing interpretation. Greetings from São Paulo, Brazil.
Вы замечательный музыкант! Аккордеон звучит великолепно, очень монументально. Браво!
This is an incredible performance! So intriguing and interesting. Thanks for bringing this to life on the accordion.
Wunderschön, dieses Orgelstück auf dem Accordeon zu hören. Die Harmonien bringen die Seele zum Klingen, besonders in dieser merkwürdig traurigen Zeit. HERZLICHEN DANK 😘
Missed seeing this video when you first posted it. Excellent performance and interpretation. I am a 76 year old that plays piano accordion free bass (B system). In addition I am a long time pipe and electronic organist although I promote the accordion more because so many don't know what it is capable in the hands of a fine performer like you. The dynamics and nuances the bellows provide the artist set it apart from many other instruments including the organ and piano. To me it is similar to the bow on a violin or breath control on a flute.
Это замечательно исполнено, это не инструмент ,а божество, исполнитель просто просто одно целое с аккордеоном ,молодец,умница!!!
Ого, очень рад, что видео вас так впечатлило, спасибо за добрые слова Елена.🤗
Мне Ваш аккордеон нравится даже больше ,чем орган. Великолепное исполнение, прекрасное звучание - Вы волшебник!
Bravo. In fact, much better than many organists!
Meisterhaft gespielt, ganz große Klasse! Vielen Dank für den Hörgenuss!
Божественно!
Unbelievable transcription and performance! As an organist, i'm really impressed how good this famous organwork sounds on accordeon. Bravo!!
Thank you very much Marcel, your comments inspire me🙏
You make it look so easy and this is NOT easy. Well done! I practiced accordion for years but was never really good. You are excellent! Thank you for this music.
I'm an organist and started my first music lessons on the accordion when I was 8 or 9. I think that any of the major Bach organ works which have been transribed for piano or button accordion are more than likely more difficult to play on a free bass accordion. Thank you for you performance!
One of my favorite Bach piece, I can imagine how difficult was the process to get it, but you achieve it in the best way, so I can only say congratulations!. Beautiful perfomance and video.
Thank you Alejandro!
Аккордеон, как мини- орган, где можно представить шедевр И.С.Баха в некоторой другой версии.. Браво!!!
Un arreglo impresionante
Суперисполнение,супер совершенство!Брависсимо!!!
È una suonata fe
Suonata fenomenale da incanto!!!
C'est remarquable. Magnifique. J'ai pas les mots.
Congratulations !!! I am really excited and very amazed that such a complicated piece sounds so good on the accordion, you master the technique and the instrument very well. More pieces by the most excellent master Bach
I cannot believe this is only an accordion....it sounds huge! Bravo 🎉
Thank You Nick🙏
Wow! Wonderful!
I had no idea that the accordion had such range, and your masterful performance would make JSB proud....Your interpretation is very much in the style of Virgil Fox.....I am now listening to your other pieces in awe!!!
Bravissimo!
Świetna muzyka 👏
Amazing performance!
Просто нет слов, идеальное исполнение! Супер !! Мощь
Спасибо! Чудесно!
Your talent is as obvious as the dedication you have poured into your art. I so hope your musical life is as rewarding as you deserve
@@xenasloan6859 thank you so much🙏
You're an astonishing musician. Bravo! Johann Bach would be proud of you young sir.
Excellent interpretation!
Great choice of a Bach composition. Translates great to the accordion. Fine playing!
Thank you Bill❤️
太令人著迷了
雖然鷗還學不來
手風琴
致敬
🎼🎵🎶🙌👍
有個行動管風琴真好，可以帶著Bach 曲目到處演奏。
Absolutely magnificent!
Beautiful! Of all the interpretations with accordion I was able to find on TH-cam, this is my preferred one. Even better than one performed by your teacher Pitocco :-)
Cool, thank you Alessandro, I enjoy reading this❤️
Keep re listening to this… Just amazing and AWAITING new content. ⭐️
Holy cow that thing sounds amazing!
Thank you for sharing and please do share more!
Amazing🍃love it
Beautiful...Bravo...............
Wow…so beautiful !! Bravo !!!
Thank you for wonderful playing😮
Thank you Claudia🙏
Great accordionist, great musician.
Excellent. I also have played this on piano-accordion (but with C-system free bass) and love this piece. You played it perfectly.
Phenomenal performance!!!
Thank you Theresa!
this is the greatest piece of all
Absolutely amazing. Bravo 👏
Thank you Weeabruh🤗
Fascinating...absolutely fascinating.
This is a beautiful prayer. Don't stop, keep going!
Thank you gabeee77
Em uma obra de Guimarães Rosa, cavaleiro e cavalo formam uma magnífica unidade, andando avante em meio ao mistério da vida. Avança assim, semelhantemente, o acordeonista e seu acordeão. Isto é arte em seu sentido transcendente.
Silvio obrigado pela bela comparação🙏
Encantou-me sua resposta em português, Savva!
Es zeigt das mann Bach auf jedes beliebige Instrument spielen kann und es klingt immer gut😀BWV 582 ist ein Orgelwerk und immer noch die Nummer eins im sachen Ostinato Werke. Es folgen bald danach von Buxtehude die Ciaconas Buxwv 159 und 160 und die Passacaglia Buxwv 161 auch nah an Bach aber Bachs Passacaglia 582 ist ganz einfach die Perfektion meine ich.Die erste Noten des Bas Thema's sollen van André Raison stammen sagen viele Musik Wissenschaftler.
Bestens beschrieben . Danke dafür !
Ein Musik- Kenner der ersten Güte .
@@preussenberlin8470 Besten Dank fur die netten Worte!
It is so beautiful❤ Thank you so much. You’re an amazing artist😊
Thank you very much Elena😊
So cool! Thank you for sharing
Utterly magnificent! Those German churches always have such marvelous acoustics. I read your from Latvia. My favorite organ in the world is there, which I played in 2008 at Riga Dom. I also played many of the historic organs in Germany as well and, though my focus tends to be German Romantic music, I cannot say that I don’t appreciate Bach. I just tend to prefer not to play it but rather listen to it being played extremely well. You’ve done that here - bravo!
Музыкой Баха можно лечить душу!
Excellent!!!!!
Bravo pour l'interprétation de cette belle transcription d'une œuvre d'orgue considérable de Bach !
Merci Monsieur Jean🎵
Astounding. Incredible feeling❤
Thank you very much Emmanuel❤️
Straordinario
Man, Bach would be proud of You! Yes, You!
😄 thank you Slawomir
Amazing! If I hadn't been watching you, I would have thought it was a pipe organ!
Super👍🥰
すごいアコーディオンで演奏するとこが素晴らしい
Magnífico "
It's amazing how Bach's music comes to life in almost any arrangement on all sorts of instruments.
I'm currently practising a 4-part recorder arrangement, and I landed here looking for play-along recordings. This has been one of my favourite organ pieces for long, and I wouldn't have thought it sounds so beautiful on an accordion.
This interpretation is not just technically superb but it has deep emotion. Thank you very much for this video!
Thank you for your kind words. I agree with you, it is difficult to find a musical instrument on which Bach's music would sound bad. And especially the accordion, with its principle of sound production similar to the organ, and even in church acoustics).
I just do not understand the utter prejudice of so-called "Musicians" against the Accordion.
As much as I love classical music, I'd rather learn from Jazz or Rock musicians as they have none of the stuff shirt formality of their orchestral cousins.
Wooo ❤ viva l’accordeon bravissimo congratulation
awesome!
Grande,Grande,Meravigliosa!!!
Were you able to make the counterpoint of the Passacaglia cry, with a wonderful gasp ... and it's a wonderful feeling.
Thanks colleague🪗
Пуно хвала!
Thank-you for posting this beautiful and inspiring performance. I live in Canada where there is no tradition of baroque/classical accordion and almost no one plays the free bass accordion,nor teaches it. It is my dream to play Bach ion the accordion. Your playing is really wonderful to listen to. I have so much respect for incredible accordionists like yourself. Are you submitting a video for the accordion star competition? Hope to see more of your work and that one day you will come to Canada and play live for us.
Thank you Alan very much, I am very happy to read this. I am happy to play great Bach music, but now I am learning a new instrument, the bandoneon, so I hardly play the accordion. I do hope to get back to Bach again soon. I wish you many wonderful moments with your accordion and hope that the lack of a teacher will not stop you.
@@savvazihs Thank-you for writing. In one of your tango videos I wrote in the comments that there is an exceptional tango ensemble where I live called Payadora. They started out with an accordionist but their box player is a band one on player so you might enjoy their videos. I had no idea where your name is from so I looked it up and learned it is either Greek or from Crete. I studied on line with a wonderful teacher in Athens who started teaching me free bass. I currently study locally with an excellent teacher from Finland who will teach me free bass one day. Good luck with your work.
Beuatiful!
Captivating!
This is great congratulations Bach rules
Brawo MISTRZU!!!!
Dziękuję🪗
@@savvazihs Doskonale wiem, ile Pan włożył w wyćwiczenie tego utworu siły, czasu i jak wielkie to było poświęcenie (to szacunek dla Bacha i chwała dla muzyki ).
Sam kiedyś grałem na akordeonie. Później głównym instrumentem stały się organy i tak 40 lat. Dzisiaj mam problemy zdrowotne ze stawami i brak dostępu do instrumentu.
Pozdrawiam serdecznie i wspieram Pana duchowo.
amazing!
Increible
Amazing
Beautiful. I wish I didnt stop playing after school^^
Toca o acordeão com a majestosa concentração com que Elisabeth II tocava o Reino Unido!
Bravo
WHERE ARE YOU FROM ?
Офигеть.... Аккордеон Скандали тут звучит шикарно, органный регистр на 4 голоса... Просто великолепно, не могу перестать слушать пассакалию...
Какая модель аккордеона? Просто интересно, но я знаю, что мне такой не по карману😀
@@sold4200 спасибо, модель не помню, что то из группы Conservatorio
@@savvazihs спасибо, а вы откуда родом? 😅
@@sold4200 я из Латвии, а вы?
Универсальный инструмент. Может конкурировать и с органом. Из какого Вы города и где Вас можно послушать?
This is a remarkable performance!
Which model by Scandalli are you using?
And did you got the sheet music?
Than you Paulin, this is one of the Conservatorio ....versions, I don't remember which one😬 No no i just made a transcription
Hi Savva, do you play any concerts? I would like to hear you play Bach some day. I live in Denmark - and you are Latvian?
Hi Peter, no, lately I've only been performing on bandoneon with a quartet and gradually returning to accordion after a year's pause. Yes, I'm from Latvia, but I live in Germany. Thanks for expressing your interest in accordion, hopefully I will be releasing more videos of Bach's magical music in the near future
@@savvazihs There are many nice churches in Denmark also - where you can perform. I am sure many would like to hear you play. Just keep it in mind for the future. Good luck and thank you for your videos.
CAN YOU PLAY , " BIST DU BEI MIR " ?
👍👍
Are you playing on the accordion with free bass quint converter?
Dette er noe av det vakreste jeg har hørt på lenge.
Takk !